The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
Washington County.
Barre.

nall was Iul 10 OVernOWlng anu many were
unable to gain an entrance. The success of
the fair will give the society grand fnan-
cial lift for the new church. - Mrs. John
Batchelder has purchased of Mrs. Good |
enough the Mart Andrews place near
TwiDgsville for $3.50. - ID. w. Mower
had six or eight hens killed by dogs one day
last week. One of the selectmen has been
looking around for the dogs. -- The
selectmen were called out one day last week
to locate the schoo-house in the Aaron
Wales district, which has to be moved in
consequence of its being on the line of the
railroad survey. 80 The high wind of
last Saturday morning blew down the spire
of the Catholic church, now in process of
construction. The accident occurring be-
tween six and seven o'clock in the morning.
No workmen were present, and thus prob
ably serious injury or loss of life was
avoided. - George Comings and daugh
ter of st. Joseph, Mich, are visiting his
wife's mother, Mrs. Currier, and other rela-
tives here. - A road has been laid and
work commenced on the same from the
railroad, near A. X. Wales place, up to the
quarries. The road is nearly mile in
length. - Lewis Keith did not complete
the trade for the cottage spoken of last
week, there being some little hitch in regard
to a warrantee-deed of the place. 60 ID.
A. Camp has purchased the Smith milk
route. 80 Remember the entertainment
in the Opera-house next Saturday evening
by the Seminary students The receipts are
to be added to the fund for improving the
school-grounds. The object is a worthy one
and it is hoped that they may be favored
with full house. - Rev. j. f. Rhoades
is to exchange desks next Sunday with Rev.
j. n. Emery of Bellows Falls. - Mrs.
Blodgett of st. Johnsbury is visiting her
son, III. w. Blodgett, cashier of the Granite
Savings Bank - S. G.. Chubb has sold
his residence near the old Academy known
as the Currer place, to Mrs. Gale and Mrs.
Phelps, the consideration being $500.
- ROLAND Kinney of Plainfeld is at
work in the machine-shop of Smith, Whit
into his new mansion. He has also pur-
chased of w. A. Perry the lot of land which
lies between his residence and Washing
ton street and is filling in with earth to
make it of a uniform grade with the street.
- There is to be a wrestling-match at
the Opera-house tomorrow evening for 5000
"A side between Champion of the World
Dufur of Marlboro, Mass, and Champion of
Vermont Decker of Swanton.
Cabot.
LEWIS WALBRDGE, former resident of
this town, died of apopleXy recently at his
home in Montague, Mass. - At the edu-
cationa meeting last Friday night the pro-
gramme was rot fully carried out on ac-
count of the rain. Seven of the fourteen
teachers were present and read essays, and
remarks were made by several of the cti-
zens. Professor DeBoer was teephOned
not to come but we have the promise of his
lecture at no distant day. - Mrs
y. w. Simouds started for her home in
Chicago last Friday. During her stay in
town she purchased four fine lots in the viii
lage cemetery and had the remains of her
ancestors upon her fathers side removed to
the same from the neglected burying-ground
on the Northwest Hill. They were Captain
Joseph Hoyt, who died in 1918; his wife, who
died in 1885, Dea Enoch Hoyt, then MEM
Der of the legislature. who died in 1921 his
wife, who died in 1894, and their daughter
Harriet, who died in 1914. - Mrs. j. NJ.
Martin and daughter of Peacham spent the
Sabbath with her sister, Mrs. f. G.. Haines.
- George Gould has returned from
Wisconsin with three carloads of cattle,
with which to supply the home market.
- Ira f. Haines has so far recovered
from his recent injury that he is able to
walk about with the assistance of a cane.
Calais.
REV. S. G. HAYFoRD breaches at Maple
Corner every Sunday at |: 10 p. NJ. Subject
for the next three Sundays, The Uni
versalist Creed" "
East Calais.
ALMoN TUCKER has taken Mrs. Eleanor
! Wells farm to carry on. Mrs, Wells goes
| to Marshtield to live with her mother, Mrs
Hall. Ardin Martin takes Mr.. fuckers
! place on the Willard Bugbee farm. -
| Hon. |. S. Dwinell and wife returned from
Taunton, Mass, last Wednesday, - Mr..
and Mrs. John Thomas have taken two
fatherless children--a girl of twelve and a
! boy nine years of age-named Laird to
bring up. - School in district No II fin
! ished November 4th. Those having neither
tardy nor absent marks were Ina Bliss, Ola
Leonard, Bernice Rdout, Nina Ainsworth,
Durward Lamb and Willie Drew. Those
absent one day only We're Mabel White,
Blanche George, Ida Bemis and Carroll
Lamb. There were only three tardy marks
during the term. Number of pupils, twenty;
general average, eighteen 60 c. f.
Dudley will meet the singers next Thurs
day evening at the church for trial sing
ing-school. - The officers of Moscow
Lodge installed last Friday night We're;
c. T., II. W. Bullock; V. r., n. NJ. Whee-
lock; Sec. Mary A. Dwinell A. s., Ella
II. Dwinell; f. s., G b. w. Bliss; T., Inez
Pearce c., A. Dwinell; NJ, Ed. Nye; ID. NJ.
George Wheelock; Sent, Louis Provost;
Guard Ella Sloan; r. III. s., Carroll Lamb;
l.. II. s., Durward Lamb - Minnie
Swasey has gone to East Pasadena, Cal,
to work in the Raymond hotel as table girl.
East Montpelier.
THE school in district No. 9, taught by
Miss Alice A. Roberts of Montpelier, closed
November 4th. Scholars not absent: Eula
Jones, Clarence Dudley and Lewis Sibley.
Scholars not tardy: Eta Bancroft, Mabel
Coburn, Hattie Hackett, Mary Kelton,
Georgia Leslie, Grace Stevens, Clara
Stevens, Mary Stevens, Lura Worcester,
Bernie Cullum Clarence Dudley, Luther
Hackett, Archie Holmes, Allie Holmes,
Seymour Noyes, Lewis Sibey, Arthur
Stevens and Willie Stevens. - Rev. S.
G. Hayford will preach next Sunday morn
ing on " Christian Perfection" taking his
text from Matthew " As.
Marshfield.
Mrs. G. w. III. DwINELL died last Friday,
after short illness Funeral services were
held from the old home on Sunday, Rev.
j. d. Bailey officiating. About three hun
dred relatives and friends attended the
funeral. - Sam Cole and son have been
offered 800 for a three-months-old colt sired
by Ben, Martins " Lambert" - Mrs,
C.. T.. Shepard and Mrs. Joseph Wilson are
visiting in Connecticut. - John b. Pike
and Webster Haskins have purchased some
blooded sheep of Mr.. Hastings of st. Johns
bury. 60 Burt Bliss returned to his work
in Massachusetts on Monday. Lot "
Clark accompanied him. - There is to
be a promenade concert at Meader's hall
Saturday evening. Give the boys a lift.
- Henry Blake and wife are visiting
his parents in Orange. - G.. l.. Shepard
has gone to Albany, VT, to spend the winter.
Middlesex.
j. S. LONG, NJ w. Miles, William b. Nc
Elroy, Levi Swift Samuel Long and A. @,
Brownson are putting up some sheds at the
church-a much needed convenience. -
William b. McElroy and wife, Mrs. o, G,
Leland, Mrs. j. III. Holden Mrs George =,
Miles, n. X. Herrick, George W. Kings
hnrV and othars went the aNpursiOu IN